12-letter words containing h, e, n, i, s, l
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- helianthuses — Plural form of helianthus.
- helical scan — denoting a recording technique used with video tapes in which the recorded tracks on the tape are segments of a helix
- hell-raising — behaviour which causes trouble
- helleborines — Plural form of helleborine.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- henley-shirt — a short- or long-sleeved pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton, with a round neckband and an often covered neckline placket.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heron's-bill — stork's-bill (def 1).
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- hexasiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having six -Si-O- groups.
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- hopkinsville — a city in S Kentucky.
- horribleness — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- in rehearsal — being prepared for public performance
- in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- in the least — You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- javelin fish — a fish of the genus Pomadasys of semitropical Australian seas with a long spine on its anal fin
- jingle shell — any of several marine, bivalve mollusks of the genus Anomia, having a thin, pearly shell with a conspicuous hole or notch near the hinge of the lower valve.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- knightliness — Knightly behaviour; chivalry.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- lecithinases — Plural form of lecithinase.
- lichtenstein — Roy, 1923–97, U.S. painter and sculptor.
- lincolnshire — a county in E England. 2272 sq. mi. (5885 sq. km).
- line fishing — the activity and sport of fishing using a line
- lion's share — the largest part or share, especially a disproportionate portion: The eldest son received the lion's share of the estate.
- lisp machine — 1. (architecture) Any machine (whether notional or actual) whose instruction set is Lisp. 2. (hardware, operating system) A line of workstations made by Symbolics, Inc. from the mid-1970s (having grown out of the MIT AI Lab) to late 1980s. All system code for Symbolics Lisp Machines was written in Lisp Machine Lisp. Symbolics Lisp Machines were also notable for having had space-cadet keyboards.
- listenership — the people or number of people who listen to a radio station, record, type of music, etc.: The station has a listenership of 200,000.
- lithogenesis — (geology) The formation of sedimentary rock.
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- liverishness — Quality of being liverish.
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- melancholics — Plural form of melancholic.
- melancholies — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- milking shed — a building in which a herd of cows is milked
- millihenries — Plural form of millihenry.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- mischallenge — an improper challenge
- mischanceful — unlucky